⚽ Matchday 35

Hereford 🆚 Darlington

📅 Saturday, March 8^th, 3pm

🏟️Edgar Street

🔥 Match Preview

Darlington look to get back to winning ways after a three-match skid as they travel to Edgar Street to take on Hereford.

It’s been a poor start to the month for The Quakers with two losses back to back against Brackley and Spennymoor in games where they will feel short changed.

Hereford are in strong form, with only one loss in their last ten coming into this game, and are only four points off the top of the league, so they will want to get another win.

At home, The Bulls have been a tough nut to crack. They find themselves with the 5^th best home record in the league with ten wins and four draws in 18 games at Edgar Street this season.

They’ve scored 30 goals at home which is the 7^th highest in the league and have conceded 18 goals which is 12^th best in the league.

Darlington on the road have wo five times in their 17 away games and only one win in their last five away games.

The Quakers have only scored 16 goals when away from home which is the 7^th lowest in the league but with only 19 goals conceded that finds them 3^rd best in goals conceded away from home.

Darlo will have to hope they can find the form they had in the first game the two teams played this season when thanks to a goal from Jack Lambert and a Will Hatfield free-kick special The Quakers kept the three points at Blackwell Meadows on that evening.

Darlington manager Steve Watson talked about the team's inability to score goals and looked ahead to the Hereford game in his post match interview on Tuesday night -- you can watch it here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPOAqJn-Tco

📰 Team News

Cameron Salkeld, Tom Platt and Kallum Griffiths are all missing because of injury.

New loan signing, striker Ben Andreucci, is eligible for selection.

👤 Player Spotlight

Veteran striker Andy Williams is the top scorer for the Bulls this season with eight goals, he didn’t feature in the game against the Quakers in December and will be a new test for the back line.

The Bulls have been strong at the back this season, with the loan renewal of defender Ryan Bartley has been a big boost to them as they look to push for promotion. The defender featured against the Quakers when they beat Spennymoor 1-0 earlier in the season.

📈 Recent Results

🏁 Darlington

• 4^th March: Spennymoor 2 Darlington 1 (Kelly)
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtejOr_R4uc
• 1^st March: Darlington 2 (hetherington, Maskell) Brackley 4
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UT_SQIRky4U
• 25^th February: Scunthorpe 2 Darlington 0
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXw3QhYM88c
• 22^nd February: Darlington 1 (Griffiths) King’s Lynn 0
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLvvkZkDiw8
• 15^th February: Southport 0 Darlington 0

 🐂 Hereford

• 1^st March: Marine 2 Hereford 2 (Campbell, Babos)
• 25^th February: Hereford 2 (Campbell, Babos) Buxton 1
• 22^nd February: Hereford 2 (Ceesay, Campbell) Alfreton 0
• 18^th February: Hereford 3 (White 2, Campbell) Warrington 2
• 15^th February: King’s Lynn 0 Hereford 2 (Remaye Campbell, Tate Campbell)

📊 League Records

🏁 Darlington

• Position: 12^th  
• Played: 34
• Wins: 13
• Draws: 11
• Losses: 10
• Goals For: 40
• Goals Against: 36
• Goal Difference: 4
• Points: 50

🚐Away Form: 

• Played: 17
• Won: 5
• Drawn: 5
• Lost: 7
• Goals For: 16
• Goals Against: 19
• Goal Difference: -3
• Points: 20

🐂Hereford

• Position: 4^th
• Played: 36
• Wins: 18
• Draws: 9
• Losses: 9
• Goals For: 53
• Goals Against: 37
• Goal Difference: 16
• Points: 63

 🏠Home Form: 

• Played: 18
• Won: 10
• Drawn: 4
• Lost: 4
• Goals For: 30
• Goals Against: 18
• Goal Difference: 12
• Points: 34

🤝 Recent Games Between the Two Clubs

December 2024 Darlington 2 (Lambert, Hatfield) Hereford 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZNiKWvEPdI

January 2024 Darlington 2 (Liddle, Cornish) Hereford 0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kY9w37CX4Ek

August 2023 Hereford 1 Darlington 0

March 2023 Darlington 3 (Rivers, Nelson, Hazel) Hereford 0

November 2022 Hereford 1 Darlington 2 (Liddle, Lambert)

March 2022 Hereford 1 Darlington 1 (Lambert)

October 2021 Darlington 1 (Charman) Hereford 0

February 2020 Hereford 2 Darlington 2 (Rivers, Holness) 

November 2019 Darlington 0 Hereford 0

March 2019 Hereford 4 Darlington 2 (Elliott, Thompson)

November 2018 Darlington 2 (Nicholson, Syers) Hereford 2

🔗 Advice on conduct

https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/hereford-v-darlington-advice-to-fans 

📻 Follow the Game

You can follow the game on the Official DFC App, Darlo Fans Radio, X, and the official website.